HyperDic: yellow_locust

English > 1 sense of the expression yellow locust:
NOUNplantyellow locust, black locust, Robinia pseudoacacialarge thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers
English > yellow locust: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaninglarge thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions.
Synonymsblack locust, Robinia pseudoacacia
Member ofRobinia, genus Robiniadeciduous flowering ... / flowering trees and shrubs
Broaderlocust tree, locustAny of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
Substancesblack locustStrong stiff wood of a black-locust tree
CatalanRobinia pseudoacacia

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